GREEN BAY – The completion covered 26 yards, and suddenly the Giants were 40 yards from a go-ahead touchdown with just over 15 minutes left.

And then Jeremy Shockey couldn’t help himself.

Shockey spiked the ball. No harm, no foul.

But then Shockey looked over in the direction of the Packer bench and pounded his chest like a blond-haired Tarzan.

Fifteen yards, taunting.

“I didn’t like that call; I see other people spiking it all the time. They said I got the call because I looked at their sideline,” Shockey said after Giants, 14, Packers 7.

“I tried to look at the crowd, not their sideline.

“That didn’t need to be called, but I didn’t need to be doing it, so I gotta watch myself, but I’m excited, and if it helps the team in any way I’ll do it again, but it’s gonna hurt us nine out of 10 so I gotta cut it out.”

But Shockey got a chance to redeem himself minutes later when Tom Coughlin dialed him up on third-and-goal at the 4.

“It was a play that we had designed to create a one-on-one situation that was to our advantage,” Coughlin said. The 6-foot-5 Shockey caught the fade pass over 6-3 cornerback Michael Hawthorne.

“Kurt threw a great ball, and I was lucky enough to go up and get it,” Shockey said. “They’re either gonna put a safety out there, or corner, or if you’re real lucky they’ll put a linebacker. It was a great call.”

“Actually, it was just a jump ball,” Warner said. “I just had to throw it up and he went up and got it, made a great catch, caught it up over the DB.”

Shockey was asked if he was happy that the coach called his number. “I’m happy with winning,” Shockey said. “They’re doing a great job of helping me move around.”

Shockey (5-74) was the Giants’ leading receiver. “Winning at Lambeau’s a great feeling,” he said. “I’ve never been here before. Great team effort. Everybody played great together. Everybody stuck together when it was tough.”

Coughlin said he had not spoken to Shockey about his penalty. Take this to the bank: He will.